Election officials seek to strike a balance between voting convenience and safety

Along with pleas for Contra Costa County voters to use mail-in ballots in November if at all possible, county supervisors and elections officials this week said they will redouble efforts to recruit as many younger poll workers as possible to protect people vulnerable to contracting COVID-19.

That is part of what Contra Costa County elections officials said is a balancing act to both make voting as safe as possible and to enable voting for as many people as possible.